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1900 Map of Uniontown

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Uniontown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

The industrial and colonial history of Fayette County converge in this 1899 survey, centered on the bustling rail hub of Uniontown. The landscape is dominated by the extraction and processing of coal, evidenced by clusters of Coke Ovens and industry-driven settlements like Lemont Furnace and Oliphant Furnace. The transport network shows a heavy reliance on both the Pennsylvania R. R. and the Baltimore and Ohio R. R., which weave through the valleys to serve the region's iron and coal works.

Historical memory is deeply etched into the terrain along the National Pike. This vital corridor passes landmarks of the French and Indian War, including Fort Necessity and Braddocks Grave, situated near the rugged slopes of Laurel Ridge. The map captures the county just as it was becoming the heart of the world's largest metallurgical coke region, with small family-named locales like Hager Hill and Walker dotting the spaces between massive industrial operations.